Louise Taromino Of Chelsea, formerly of East Boston Louise B. Taromino of Chelsea, formerly of East Boston, died on April 24. She was the devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Louise (Volta) Taromino-Ferraro; beloved sister of Anthony J. and his wife, Rosemary (Barrett) Taromino, of Virginia and is also survived by many dear...
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Home away from home – Gov. Patrick has been a frequent visitor to East Boston
Governor Deval Patrick came to the East Boston neighborhood again last Friday, his fifth visit here in the past three months. He came for lunch at the 303 Café on Sumner Street and for a walk through Jeffries Point into the sparkling new Maverick Square, where he met with voters coming and going on...
Better Beaches Small Grants program makes for a better summer at the ‘Y’
The highly successful grant program that allowed for community-wide beach activities sponsored by the East Boston YMCA is back. Last week, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay announced the return of their Better Beaches Small Grants Program, made possible by a grant from The Boston Foundation. The 2010 Better Beaches Program looks to build on...
What it means for the neighborhood
Mayor Thomas Menino recently met with editors of Boston’s various community newspapers to discuss the budget he submitted to the City Council this month and the impacts his FY2011 budget would have on each editor’s respective communities. In a frank conversation Menino admitted that in the upcoming budget, unlike in years past, many communities...
Special Anniversary – Here’s to hoping Suffolk Downs celebrates another 75 years in East Boston
In our rapidly changing society, just about nothing remains the same forever. Not much remains the same for five years anymore. How about an East Boston business being around for more than seven decades and announcing it is celebrating its 75th Anniversary? We are writing of Suffolk Downs, which is celebrating its 75th birthday....
Arrest Report 04-28-2010
Monday, April 19 Juan Fernando of 121 Bloomingdale Street, Chelsea, was arrested on several outstanding warrants. Victor Gonzalez of 12 Elm Street, Lynn, was arrested and charged with operating without a license. Tuesday, April 20 Ernesto Gonzalez of 249 Lexington Street, East Boston, was arrested on several outstanding warrants. Carlos Jimenez of 57 Lubec...
Obituaries 04-28-2010
Alberto Carrion New Bedford resident Alberto Carrion of New Bedford, formerly of Mission Hill, died on April 23. He was the beloved father of Minerva "Minnie" Carrion of Revere and Kenneth "ABJ" Carrion of East Boston; cherished grandfather of Reinaldo Diaz, Makayla Roche, Makenzy Carrion and Junyanie Roche. The family will receive visitors in...
A better shade of green
East Boston resident Tina St. Gelais and her daughter, Natalia, got a thrill of a lifetime last Thursday afternoon as Mayor Thomas Menino personally delivered a new single-stream recycling bin to the family’s 11 Princeton Street home. Menino and the St. Gelais’ were joined by City Councilor Sal LaMattina and other city officials to...
Basile helps lead House effort to prevent closings
Representative Carlo Basile stands in front of the soon-to-be closed Orient Heights Branch Library Monday afternoon and says he’s sick of seeing churches, schools and libraries close in his neighborhood. Now, Basile is playing hardball against the Boston Public Library’s Board of Trustees and city on behalf of East Boston. The Board of Trustees...
Basile casts a vote for an Eastie-only referendum
Representative Carlo Basile added a local referendum amendment to the House casino bill that passed last week to ensure East Boston residents would be able to vote whether or not they want a resort-style casino in their backyard. Basile’s amendment is specific to East Boston and would not allow any other Boston neighborhood’s to...
Rev. Kilmartin, at 50; revived St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church
Reverend John Kilmartin, F.D.P., a man credited with awaking a parish that was sleepily heading into extinction, has died. Rev. Kilmartin, pastor of St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church in East Boston passed away on Saturday, April 17 following a brief illness. He was 50 years old. Ten years ago Rev. Kilmartin came to St. Joseph-St....
Quicker is Better – Senate slow-down makes no sense
During the first two years of the Civil War, the Union Army was camped on the banks of the Potomac River. General Robert E. Lee’s army was embanked on the other side, at times, almost within site of the Union Army observers. President Lincoln’s chief General George McClellan repeatedly asked Lincoln for more troops...
Arrest Report 04-21-2010
Monday, April 12 Jorge Rivera of 114 Kimball Avenue, Revere, was arrested and charged with distribution of Class B drugs & conspiracy to violate the drug laws. Leidy Diaz of 215 Walnut Street, Revere, was arrested and charged with distribution of Class B drugs & conspiracy to violate the drug laws. Erika Rodriguez of...
Obituaries 04-21-2010
Beatriz Bajana East Boston resident Beatriz (Bonilla) Bajana of East Boston died on April 16. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfonso Bajana; loving mother of Amelia Sanchez and her husband, Faustino, of Peabody, Alfonso Bajana and his wife, Yanira, of Revere, Nancy Quintero and her husband, Milton, of East Boston, Javier...
What community policing is all about
On a warm Friday afternoon Sergeant George Carino and Community Police Officer Gary Marino were in the neighborhood working a traffic detail for East Boston’s annual Good Friday procession when they were approached by a group of teens hanging out, enjoying their day off from school. Right off the bat you could tell the...
Petruccelli abstains, but bill moves forward
Senator Anthony Petruccelli, who represents the district most likely to host a full-scale, resort-style casino, was one of five senators who abstained from taking part in a vote by a key legislative committee supporting casino gaming in the state. The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, of which Petruccelli is a member,...
Project is on time and on budget
The very attractive, and very tall, Chelsea Street Bridge being built to replace the aging drawbridge is still on track and on budget according to Consultant for the project, John Vitagliano. Now visible from East Boston, the set of steel trusses that will hold the bridge that will connect Eastie to Chelsea are halfway...
Meetings scheduled on New Street Development
It could be the waterfront development project that gives other developers that have been dragging their feet for the better part of decade the confidence to put shovels in the ground along East Boston’s shoreline. This month there will be two meetings regarding the proposed New Street Development located at 6-26 New St. near...
Arrest Report 04-07-2010
Monday, March 29 Antonio Lopez of 40 Morris Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with breaking & entering of a motor vehicle in the night time. Jeffrey Lugo of 90 Columbia Road, Dorchester, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. Eric Gugliemi of 96 Judson Street, Malden, was arrested on a warrant...
Count On It – Casino gambling looks like a done deal
House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s expanded gambling bill was released to the public and voted on a day later by a House committee that reported it to the floor of the House for further action. That action is expected next week and if all goes according to the script, the expanded gambling bill will be...
Obituaries 04-07-2010
Mary Ferullo Garment industry retiree Mary Ferullo of East Boston died on April 4. Ms. Ferullo worked in the garment industry until her retirement and was a member of Local 80D ILGWU. She enjoyed having her family gather at her house every Sunday for dinner, spending weekends at her sister Helen’s house in Peabody,...
BPL meets with East Boston residents about closures, how they affect the neighborhood
By John Lynds john@eastietimes.com At a meeting hosted by the Boston Public Library’s President Amy Ryan inside the Harborside Community Center Saturday, the discussion ranged from the inability of one strategically placed ‘new’ library in East Boston to serve the entire population to how the closing of one or both branch libraries will affect...
Sisters help power Northeastern to a club championship
Sisters Breanna and McKenzie Powers, lifelong residents of East Boston and graduates of East Boston High School play for the Northeastern University Women’s Club Hockey Team. After a perfect 24-0-0 season the Huskies were off to Minneapolis, MN for the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championship Tournament. Northeastern swept the tournament defeating South Dakota...
LaMattina partners with NUBE to boost participation
By John Lynds john@eastietimes.com Two weeks ago, Mayor Thomas Menino was in East Boston to encourage the immigrant community to take part, and pride for that matter, in this year’s census. However, elected officials and community leaders are concerned that East Boston is falling dangerously behind the rest of Boston and the country when...
